Spider-man 3 Review

HIGHS

• Themes are consistent with the first two films.
• Some good action scenes, although Spidey 2 had better ones.
• A decent Bruce Campbell cameo.
• Topher Grace is a good actor. He should get more work.
  

LOWS

• Really lousy script.
• Poor pacing. Slow at times while not doing much to enhance the story.
• Oftentimes feels phony, melodramatic, cheesy, heavy-handed, uneven, schmaltzy... if I had a thesaurus nearby I could come up with more descriptions.
• Very inconsistent character motivations across the board.
• My greatest fear about this movie was realized: They tried to cram way too much into one film and the result was everyone coming up short-changed. This should have been handled as two movies. Harry and The Sandman in one and Venom in Spidey 4. The Venom storyline deserves its own movie.
• People's emotions are all over the place. Happy, Sad, Angry, Compassionate, Playful, Vengeful... and that was just Harry!
• Peter and Mary Jane have a challenging relationship. We get it!
• Oftentimes treats the audience like we are idiots. "Here's a flashback of what happened 20 minutes ago in case you forgot."
• Why didn't the Butler mention that earlier??! Really could have saved a lot of hassle. (when you see the movie, you'll know what I'm talking about.)
  

Torrey's Opinion:
5- Strongly Recommended
4- Recommended
3- A Mixed Bag
2- Sub-par
1- Don't Bother

Random related fact: The release date for Spider-man 3 was set before Spider-man 2 was even released. (that means the movie was rushed, folks, and it shows.)